(WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Internet infrastructure services provider Savvis (www.savvis.net) announced on Monday that board chair and interim CEO James E. Ousley will serve as its chief executive officer.
In January, the company’s previous CEO Phil Koen resigned from the position, then later joined the Infinera board of directors.
“The experience that we’ve had with Jim serving as interim CEO over the past two months has led the board to conclude that we already have the ideal candidate in the chief executive role,” says Dr. James P. Pellow, chairman of the board’s corporate governance committee. “The same confidence in Jim that caused us to put him in the leadership position during the management transition has led us to ask him to take on the role on a regular, full-time basis, and we are very pleased that he has accepted. Jim has demonstrated a strong ability to work with the management team and has already exhibited the strategic vision and tactical sense required to effectively implement Savvis’ plans for the future and to aid in the company’s ability to grow and expand.”
Ousley has had 35 years of experience leading global technology companies. Prior to assuming the role of interim CEO in January, Ousley had served as non-executive chairman of Savvis since May 2006 and as a director since April 2002.
In 2001, he founded Vytek Wireless and served as president, CEO and a director until 2004.
He also previously served as CEO and president of both Syntegra and Control Data Systems, prior to its acquisition by Syntegra.
Ousley also held various executive roles at Control Data Corporation in global sales and marketing, mergers and acquisitions, and business development.
He currently serves on the boards of ActivIdentity, Bell Microproducts, and Datalink.
